The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-08-27

Life on the Border.

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around the Continental Hotel in
Philadelphia the other night.
1t was james Hart, who was at
one time sheriff of II little town in
the southwestern part of Texas.
The town at the time of Harris
election was fairly overrpn by law
less people.
81 reckon | seen some putty excl
tin times ON the frontier" he said
to North 4mGjcan reporter.
People out my way uss ter say |
could iitc. Well, mebbe | kin and
mebbc | can't.
II remember once-that was Just
after was clcctcd-,hat it became
known had some dust hid in my
bedroom. One night when we war
asleep three derncd Greasers ken in
and tried to steal it."
Did they get away with u" ask
ed the reporter
Stranger" said the ex-sherifl, de-
libcrately, "considerin' that there air
three graves jes on the other side of
my house with the bodies of three
greasers in EN-, it is putty safe to
say they didn't get the dust.
Thar ken to our town one day"
continued the ex-sheriff, IA young
fcller from the East. His name
whar Bob Chambers, en- he whar MS
bright and as handsome young
stcr as over laid eyes on. All the
gals in town and ON the ncighbor-
ing ranches got dead stuck ON him.
At thet time Tom Parker kept the
"Quickstep Concert Saloon. His
daughter Nellie sang on the stage,
and u burned purity CURL she whar
She had way of lookin at yc with
them big black eyes Of hcrn that
would make you feel like jumpin'
up and kissin' her.
"Thc mint Chambers seen her he
fell head over heels in love with her.
Nigls aitcr night he'd be seen at the
"Quickstep" listening to thet gal
sing, not that she had such Il good
voice, but on account of her purity
face.
dick Sanders, the son of rich
rancher, was also in love with the
gal. She didn't seem to take To i'm
en- She told him 81 one mite. lie
didn't say nothin, but turned On
his heel and went out. 1t was near
~ month aforc he turned up again.
One bright morning vasqucro
found the dead body of Bob Cham
bcrs lying by the roadside, near an
old hacal. a bullet hole in his
head showed how he was killed.
In his hand he clinched tightly Il
gray coat button.
"When Nelly heard Of Bob's death
she nearly went crazy. One day
she disappeared, and was never al
terward heard of. 1t was late on
Saturday night. The saloon was
full of men drinkin' smokin' and
playin' kyards. Sanders KEN in
and started small game. | noticed
one of the buttons OF his coat was
missin Scz to myself. Dick, me
boy, We air the one who gave Cham-
bers his settler. II! rest you. | slid
up to him, and placing my shootcr
agiu his head, said quietly;
Dick, | reckon yc air wanted To
occupy IL cell down at Laredo Jail.
"What fur ?" he said in an instant
and laid his hands on his weapons.
None of that hands up over
your head"
"Ye air wanted for KILN Bob
Chambers.
Its a lie, he yelled; ye amt got
no proof
"Mebbe not; but dye ever see that
afore?' says |, tossing the gray but
ton on the table.
SANDERS turned the color of chalk
and then said:
swell, suppose | might as well
g'lang an prove my innerccnce in
court.
"Yes; yer hoss and mine, already
saddled, stand afore the door"
Didn't he show any fight !" ask
ed the reporter
NAV was the response; "it
wouldn't do fur him to show fight
in thet place. Chambers was wer,
ry popular, and the hull darned
town would fit to kill his murder
er, if riled. Sanders knowed this.
"As Laredo was too far away
couldn't take him down thar thet
night, so | started for Jake Roberts